Commons: Recent Episodes
John Papanikolaou &Drake Polak
Commons seeks to connect high school students with professionals from the international community through sharing of life stories, important lessons, and meaningful guidance. Hosted by John Papanikolaou and Drake Belanger-Polak.
We talk to Samuel Rickett about his experiences in law and the lessons that he learned in the process.
We talk to John Stackhouse about his recent book Planet Canada, and discuss the Canadian diaspora's role abroad.
In this episode, we talked with Blake Hutcheson, the newly appointed CEO of OMERS. Blake Hutcheson discussed his journey through life providing us with valuable life lessons like; initiative vs "finitiative" and the lesson of cycles. Find out more in this episode.
We talk with comedian Greg Eckler about his journey in comedy and how one can find humour in their daily lives.
We interview Alexis Rivas, founder and CEO of Cover, an LA-based architecture firm. We discuss his journey from high school and entrepreneurship.
We talk with Dr. Joe Wong, Vice Provost and professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto, about educational paths, the REACH project, and life lessons.